The Best Boxing Instagram Accounts to Follow in the UK

The ABA's social media and England Boxing's official Instagram provide authoritative club and competition content. Statista's Instagram sports engagement data shows boxing consistently among the top 10 sports for UK engagement on the platform.

Instagram and boxing work well together because boxing is visual. The technique, the training environments, the preparation and aftermath of fights, the culture of the gym - all of it translates to the format.

The accounts below are worth following because they show something genuine rather than performing for the algorithm. Sorted roughly by what they offer.

Clubs and Gyms

@reptonboxingclub The most historic amateur boxing club in the UK. Their content shows what daily life at a serious community gym looks like: junior sessions, senior sparring, competition preparation. The aesthetic is authentic - bare walls, heavy bags, serious faces. Followers: 15K+.

@daleyouthboxing Dale Youth, the Grenfell-connected club that lost its gym in the 2017 fire and rebuilt. Their posts carry weight because of the story behind them. Training footage, community events, and the ongoing rebuilding effort.

@isoboxing Islington Boxing Club. Strong content showing amateur boxing at club level. Good mix of training footage and competition coverage. Their junior programme is particularly well documented.

Fighters and Coaches

@carlosdubois Caroline Dubois - one of the most talented British fighters of her generation. Her training content is genuinely instructive: you can see the speed, the footwork, the precision that makes her exceptional.

@conaboremma Conor Benn's account is polished and commercial, but the training footage is real. His pad work videos show what high-level professional training looks like.

@taborishannonofficial Shannon Courtenay, WBA bantamweight champion. Her content includes training footage, fight preparation, and honest posts about the realities of professional boxing for women in the UK.

@tonybellew Tony Bellew has transitioned from fighter to pundit and his account reflects that - a mix of commentary, old fight footage, and the occasional gym session. Worth following for the boxing knowledge.

Media and Analysis

@boxingscene One of the most established boxing news accounts. Breaking news, fight announcements, results. If you want to stay current with professional boxing, this covers it.

@daaborxing DAZN boxing account. High-quality production, fight highlights, interviews. Biased toward DAZN-broadcast fights obviously, but the content quality is high.

@aborxingnews Straightforward boxing news without excessive commentary. Good for staying informed.

@iaborxing The International Boxing Hall of Fame account shares historical content - old fight footage, records, and profiles of inducted fighters. Excellent for context and history.

What to Look For in Boxing Accounts

The best boxing Instagram accounts share three qualities: they show real training (not staged content), they include technical detail you can actually learn from, and they are posted by people who are genuinely involved in the sport rather than marketing to it.

Be wary of accounts that: show only highlight reels without context, promote supplements aggressively, or present boxing as purely aesthetic rather than technical.

At Honour and Glory, you can follow us on Instagram for real training footage, member stories, and competition updates. The Adult Recreational class is where most of our content is filmed.

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